Nikon Coolpix L6 Review

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Features & Controls

The Coolpix L6 is equipped with a 3x Zoom-Nikkor zoom lens with a 35mm equivalent to 38
- 116mm), the maximum aperture is f/3.2 - 5.3. The lens is constructed of all glass and
has 5 elements in 5 groups and has Nikon Super Integrated Coating (SIC)
applied. When powered down the lens is retracted into the body and
protected by a builtin lens cap.

Auto focus is handled by a contrast detect TTL system,
low light focusing is aided by an AF-assist LED. Single AF and Continuous AF
modes and Center or Multi Area options are available, the focus range is:

The large 2.5-inch color LCD serves as the viewfinder and is also used to review/share your
images and movies and access the menu screens. The display automatically dims when no
buttons are pushed to conserve battery power. The screen resolution is lower than average
for this size display, it has only 115,000 pixels.

Controls on back:
The W-T is the zoom lens control and functions as the Index-Magnify control in playback.
Pressing the "T" button when a menu is displayed will show a Help screen.
The Menu button calls up and dismisses the menu system.
The 4-way selector is for navigating menus and selecting pictures, press it straight
in to accept selections. In record mode pressing it "Up" selects the flash mode,
"Left" activates the selftimer and "Down" enables the macro
focus mode.
The "blue arrow" button switches between Play and Record
mode.
The Trashcan
button deletes images in
playback mode.
On the bottom is the Record/Scene/Movie mode switch.

Controls on top: The speaker, power on/off button and the shutter release.

The single interface connector is a combination port that is used to connect either the
USB 1.1 cable for downloading images to Mac and Windows computers or to connect the
Audio-Video cable for viewing on a TV set. The video signal is selectable for
either NTSC or PAL standards. The USB port is PictBridge compatible for direct
printing without a computer.

The Coolpix L6 is equipped with 23MB of
internal memory and a SD memory card slot, no card is supplied with
the camera. Images and movies can be copied from internal memory to SD card or vice-versa.
Any SD card up to 2GB or any capacity SDHC card can be used.

The L6 is powered by two standard AA-type batteries, alkaline, NiMH (nickel metal hydride),
or lithium cells. Nikon claims with AA Alkaline batteries you can capture 400 shots,
540 shots with rechargeable NiMH cells or an amazing 1,000 shots with Energizer
lithium batteries and includes a set with the camera (using CIPA standards.)

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